“I read this site for years and just recently started posting. The amount of name calling and vitriol I have received because I didn’t toe the line or have a hive mind has been ridiculous. You want to know why people don’t stay? Start looking at the most rabid posters who demand no one have an opinion that isn’t theirs.”
Yes, this site requires thick skin.
That’s every site. Except maybe blue sky. They all have the same opinion.